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RCC Spring 2014 READING CYCLE Reading CAMPAIGN WORKING FOR A CYCLE FRIENDLY READING uk Cyclewww.readingcyclecampaign.org.Reading September 2017 No 136 Cyclists And Pedestrians There are many common issues Some of the main issues are as Contents shared between cyclists and follows: pedestrians. • Speeding traffic: Inappropriate 1 Cyclists And Pedestrians In the past the RCC committee has speed of vehicles is a problem and 3 Campaign News considered how we can work more danger to cyclists and other road 5 Mass Reading Transit effectively on common problems users. We encourage the use of with pedestrians, but as there are no 20mph limits and zones on roads 6 Chairman’s Letter formal active pedestrian groups in in residential areas and in shopping 8 Thames Path Reading, no progress has been made. areas. Reading has some 20mph 9 Taxi Horseshoe Returns This article has been written to zones, but there is scope for far Belles On Bikes identify some of the common ground more. 10 Reading CTC Bike Ride Listings in the hope that individual and other • Speed tables: Slower traffic at 12 Contact Us active resident groups can join with road junctions by the use of speed Campaign Diary us in pushing the Council for better tables, raised table entry treat- conditions. ments, and raised junction tables. CycleReading September 2017 1 Cyclists And Pedestrians edestrians As well as slowing traffic at the makes the provision of cycle prefer to have their own surfaces most dangerous locations these will crossings more difficult. where this is possible to provide. also assist pedestrians to cross roads. • Stopping illegal parking: Parking • Shared use guidance and publicity: • Sharper corner radii at road near junctions and on busy roads There is scope for us to help junctions: This helps slow down frequently causes problems for generate and circulate/publicise And P turning traffic making crossing the cyclists. It can also make it more good practice for all users of junction shorter and safer for difficult for pedestrians to cross shared paths. pedestrians and cyclists, whether roads. Are there pedestrians and disability by use of a cycle lane (in the • Footway parking: This can often campaigners reading this who we carriageway), a shared path or be a problem for pedestrians, could work with? Please let us know footway. particularly those with buggies, your thoughts and ideas of where Cyclists and how we could work together • Pedestrian or shared crossings wheelchairs etc. It can also be a more effectively by emailing adjacent to road junctions: Too problem for cyclists, either by [email protected]. often crossings are moved 20 encouraging vehicles to speed or RCC are keen to build alliances with metres or more from a junction by having obstructive half-parking other groups where we have making pedestrians, and any cyclists where none should exist. common concerns and objectives. wanting to use the crossing, go • Inappropriate shared use paths: further than necessary. It also Cyclists and pedestrians both John Lee AWCycles would like to announce they offer RCC members a permanent discount in the shop of 5% off bikes and frames as well as 10% off everything else, but you will need to show your membership card to receive your discount. 2 CycleReading September 2017 Campaign News • Vastern Road roundabout by Reading Bath Road from Berkeley Avenue into Bridge – Pedestrian crossing the town centre could be an alterna- consideration. But as we now know, tive route when funding allows. it is the worst cycle collision location Apparently revised consultation plans in Reading! (See Cycle Forum). should be available in late July. The Campaign News Reading Borough Council • Requests for new traffic management Phase 3 east of the Royal Berkshire (RBC) measures – It is intended that Hospital is proposed to be via Erleigh councillors and members of the Road then Eastern Avenue and Autumn Report public and organisations, including Whiteknights Road, but the option of London Road and Wokingham Road The Traffic Management Sub-Committee RCC, will be able to request traffic has not been discounted. Again RBC (TMSC) on 14 June had a number of management measures in future. will be consulting on this later this items of interest to cyclists. There was Something that we will have to year, with RCC likely to be invited to also a Cycle Forum Meeting on 12 July. seriously consider and prepare meet to discuss the proposals. The new chair for these meetings is appropriate information for reports Cllr Debs Absolom, who does cycle and to the TMSC! • Cow Lane bridge - The roadworks appears to be taking an interest in should start soon after the Reading cycling issues. Cycle Forum 12 July Festival. The Oxford Road study will • EMPOWER – This EU funded local then be reconsidered when the bridge TMSC 14 June project to encourage cycling is is open and new traffic patterns • Cycling Strategy and Implementation progressing and has received some established. Plan – Not much new here, but a good local publicity. • Vastern Road roundabout by Reading confirmation of Town Centre signing • Town Centre signing – There seems Bridge – It had been noted that improvements, NCN422, cycle to be little progress to date in the www.crashmap.co.uk showed that training, EMPOWER and ReadyBike. signing corrections and improvements this new junction is now the worst • Thames Path Consultations – Agreement that were promised by RBC, and RCC for cyclists in Reading. Details of the to proceed with Cycle Track Act orders and others requested action. seven individual collisions during 2015-2016 were requested, and for subject to the necessary approval of • NCN 422 – Work is well under way the Secretary of State for Planning. the subject to be brought back to the with Phase 1 from the western next Forum. RCC had strongly objected • Bi-Annual Waiting Restriction Review borough boundary by New Lane Hill to the layout of the roundabout, – This covered proposals for yellow to Berkeley Avenue being virtually saying that it ignored the principles lines in many locations, including the completed; feedback is welcome. for considering cyclists at roundabouts, Henley Road, where RCC had raised The proposed route alignment for the and had requested changes. the issue of parked cars in the cycle central section is to be via Berkeley lanes. Public consultation will soon Avenue, The Oracle, Kennetside and John Lee take place on the proposals. Watlington Street. A route along the RBC Campaigner for RCC Need your bike repaired? Don’t have time or the rld• Potterys • hop w o • Jewellery & beads • • Unusual gifts & ornaments • tools to do it yourself? • Didgeridoos, drums & other instruments • • Environmentally friendly & organic products • Wheel building and truing a speciality. •World music, CDs & cassettes • • Books & teaching resources • Contact on 35 • Baygen clockwork radios • Bob Bristow -3 • Funiture • n g 9 L a d i ondon Street, R e Refresh yourself at the Global Café 0118 958 2056 • fairtrade teas & coffees • organic wines & beers • for cycle repairs at a very • selection of international beers • tasty food • Open Monday–Saturday 9.30am–5.30pm reasonable price. Tel: 0118 958 6692 Fax: 0118 959 4357 Email: [email protected] Website: www.risc.org.uk www.readingcyclecampaign.org.uk 3 Campaign News couple of hundred metres, up to the sides of the road. Because of the new bridge and then back down to bridge, I am slightly concerned that Swallowfield Road on the other side. people cycling are likely to be going This is an increase in distance of about fast on the downhill sides, which will a factor of ten so would be a signifi- lead to conflict with people walking. Campaign News cant severence of a walking/cycling However, I expect few people will route. choose to walk along the road so I Wokingham Borough Chapter 12 views this as negligible! didn’t oppose the design. A better Council (WoBC) The chapter was prepared by WSP (the solution would have been an on-road transport consultant that WoBC regularly cycle lane on the downhill sides of the Trials and tribulations of use), so if any of our members works bridge. there I would be happy for them to Chapter 12 I also wrote to The Wokingham Paper forward my views to whichever of Wokingham Borough Council (WoBC) following a rant from one of their their colleagues is responsible. I look has submitted its planning application regular correspondents about how forward to hearing from them. to itself for the Arborfield Relief Road congestion is all the fault of people and the comments I made during WoBC has also consulted on its Air cycling. He demanded cycling on the consultation have been ignored. Quality Action Plan for Wokingham and pavement, in direct opposition to the Twyford. It is about as ambitious as usual letters in local papers! Please let I will single out Chapter 12 of the our current Government expects one me know of any negative letters about application, which suggests that to be so is unlikely to achieve much. cycling and I will respond (it would be Swallowfield Road is a poor route great if you do too). for cyclists when in reality it is an However, I fully support the proposal attractive country road with less traffic to investigate a 20mph speed limit in That brings me to my final note. than the alternatives. It is a useful Wokingham centre, and to review on- Thanks to the campaign members route for getting from Wokingham to street parking. The high off-peak traffic who’ve got in touch about my last Swallowfield, Grazeley and Stratfield speeds and sporadic on-street parking couple of articles and also to the one Saye and even Wokingham Bikeathon in Wokingham Town Centre make it who has written to Matt Rodda (new uses it in their event aimed at people unwelcoming to people who cycle.
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